Three African Countries Start Construction Of A Gas Pipeline To Europe Bypassing Russia

The new route will not only strengthen the EU's energy security, but will also strengthen Algeria's role.

Algeria, Niger and Nigeria have started construction of the large-scale Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline project to supply Europe with up to 30 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year. Such a project is considered as one of the main elements of diversification of energy supply of the European Union against the background of refusal from Russian gas. About it writes Business Insider.

According to journalists, construction has already begun on the territory of Algeria.

It is noted that the Trans-Sahara gas pipeline should connect the gas fields of Nigeria with the European market through the territories of Niger and Algeria.

The total length of the pipeline will be about 4,128 kilometers. The pipeline will run from the Nigerian city of Warri through Niger to the Hassi-Rmel gas hub in Algeria - one of the largest gas centers in Africa.

The gas will be subsequently transported through the existing Algerian infrastructure to Mediterranean terminals and pipelines supplying fuel to European countries. Analysts expect that once completed, the pipeline will be able to transport up to 30 billion cubic meters of gas annually.

The new section in Algeria will be about 1,210 kilometers long and extend from the Niger border to the town of Aoulef in the south of the country. It will then be connected to the existing infrastructure leading to Hassi-Rmel.

In turn, Niger intends to begin construction of its 720-kilometer section in early 2027.

In particular, Niger's oil minister Hamadou Tini called the project historic and stressed that it will have a major economic and social impact on the regions through which the pipeline will pass.

Participants of the project believe that the new route will not only strengthen the energy security of Europe, but also strengthen the role of Algeria as one of the main suppliers of gas to the European market.

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